mtl008 Chapter 176 After Becoming Immortal
Chapter 176 After Becoming Immortal
This battle was very intense, but also very short!
Above the Borderland Giant City, numerous Immortal Dao beings and Immortal Kings watched with glittering eyes, believing they had witnessed a miracle.
At this moment, they were filled with confidence in the future, full of self-assurance regarding the prospects of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, no longer shrouded in gloom!
"Although strictly speaking, that person cannot be considered an Immortal King, only an existence like one of the Ten Vicious, they are still far beyond True Immortals and Immortals..." Some Immortal Kings whispered, full of amazement!
"You can't say that." Some Immortal Kings shook their heads and said, "Among the Ten Vicious, there are also those who have achieved the rank of Immortal King. The person just now can barely be considered an existence of our level. And Xuan Ming has indeed achieved an unprecedented accomplishment!"
"To contend with an existence at the Immortal King level in the True Immortal realm, the only one in history who might have been able to do this is probably the one who left footprints on the Boundary Sea embankment!" Some Immortal Kings murmured with emotion.
There are some fragmented records about Red Dust Immortals in ancient history that can be inferred, but achievements like Fang Ming's now have no record whatsoever.
In the starry sky, Fang Ming, who had fully recovered, waved his sleeve, put away that Immortal weapon, then pointed a finger, and with a 'puff', the Immortal King's body shattered in response, turning into a ball of blood mist essence, which was absorbed and refined by his All Heavens World.
For him, the corpses of powerful beings were also the best nourishment for the normal operation of the All Heavens World.
"There is still a gap between me and the true peak of Immortals. After all, that was not a true Immortal King." After this battle, Fang Ming had a clear understanding of his current strength.
When the eighty-one Middle Thousand Worlds advanced just now, he had already refined the origin of the Great Chiliocosm remnant worlds, strengthening their origins to a very powerful level, which gave him his current strength.
However, even so, he had not truly reached the level of the peak of Immortals, merely surpassing Red Dust Immortals.
The true peak of Immortals, like Chu Feng, could contend with Immortal Kings while still in the True Immortal realm without entering the Immortal King level. He was still a bit short of that now.
The person just now was ultimately not a true Immortal King. In terms of strength, they definitely cannot be considered equivalent.
A true Immortal King's strength would definitely surpass that person, perhaps by a great deal.
Of course, special existences like the Ten Vicious are not included. They possess unique talents; they are exceptions. Even if their Dao Fruit is incomplete, no one would underestimate them based on their innate talents.
However, Fang Ming's system still has huge potential to be unearthed. Let alone contending with Immortal Kings, if he continues to develop and the number of advanced worlds increases, it won't be a problem to even stand shoulder to shoulder with the strongest among Immortal Kings.
"However, the most pressing matter is to figure out how this person got in. This is a crucial issue." Fang Ming's thoughts raced, and threads of karma appeared in his eyes.
This was also something he could only do after his cultivation had further advanced, getting very close to the Immortal King realm.
Of course, the power of karma is not omnipotent; it can only take effect if there is a karmic connection. If there is no karmic intersection, it naturally cannot take effect. There must be a direct or indirect intersection.
Following this thread of karma, Fang Ming's gaze shifted, piercing through to a certain place in the Five Elements Immortal Palace. He saw an unremarkable Immortal Palace disciple.
This person was sitting cross-legged in his cultivation chamber, with an ancient mirror suspended before him. His expression was quite panicked, as if he had seen something utterly terrifying.
"How could this be? How could this be...?" Xuan Qing was in extreme panic.
That Immortal King with an incomplete Dao Fruit was brought into the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths by him. That person sealed himself within a World Treasure Box forged from Immortal gold, with the goal of coordinating from within and without to breach the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in one fell swoop.
Seeing Fang Ming achieve such accomplishments, he believed this was the Other Realm's true major concern. He simply disregarded the so-called plan of coordinating from within and without and immediately opened the treasure box.
The first Quasi-Immortal Emperor who went to assassinate Fang Ming earlier was also informed by him.
That Quasi-Immortal Emperor had been contaminated early in this epoch, and his primordial spirit had changed for a long time. Ordinary inspections could not detect anything unusual.
As a result, unexpectedly, he was killed in just two or three moves.
"How could Xuan Ming be so powerful? Impossible, impossible... That was an Immortal King, a supreme existence..." As a powerful cultivator, at this moment, Xuan Qing felt somewhat parched. Such a thing should simply not have happened to him.
In his understanding, Immortal Kings were invincible, truly forbidden existences. That Immortal King had cultivated for countless years, perhaps even more than one epoch.
And now, he was actually slain by Xuan Ming, who had cultivated for only a thousand years. How could he possibly accept this?
Suddenly, a wave of inexplicable panic arose from the bottom of his heart, giving him a feeling of impending disaster.
His gaze shifted, and he suddenly saw in the ancient mirror suspended before him that Xuan Ming's gaze had turned, crossing endless void, staring directly at him.
At this moment, Xuan Qing truly felt like he was being watched by a gaze that felt tangible.
He knew this wasn't an illusion; it was real!
Instantly, he was terrified to the extreme. His mouth had just opened, and before the scream of extreme panic could even escape, his figure vanished like a dream bubble.
At the same time, the ancient mirror suspended in the air emitted a crisp 'crack' sound, disintegrating inch by inch, turning into shattered dust scattered across the ground.
In the desolate deep space, after dealing with that person, the threads of karma in Fang Ming's eyes also disappeared.
He understood that this was the end of it; the matter had come to a close.
With a flash of Immortal light, Fang Ming appeared in the Borderland Giant City of Qingwei Heaven.
Here, the two great Immortal Kings, Wu Zhong and Six Paths, were present. As for the other Immortal Kings, they were stationed in their respective Immortal Cities, guarding against the Other Realm.
They did not come to join the excitement; the battle just now had been enough to satisfy their eyes.
In the future, when Fang Ming rises and becomes an Immortal King, there will be plenty of Time for discussing the Dao and exchanging ideas.
Right now, letting him cultivate is the most crucial thing.
Of course, as for the three great Immortal Kings and True Immortals from the Immortal Domain, some Immortal Kings and True Immortals from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were already keeping an eye on them, not intending to let them immediately transmit the news back. They would delay for as long as possible.
This is all that can be done for now. It is impossible to completely block the news from reaching the Other Realm and the Immortal Domain.
It would be good enough to delay it for a period of Time. There are definitely people from the Other Realm and the Immortal Domain within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; this is beyond doubt.
Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King cupped his hands and said with a smile on his face, "Young friend is indeed astonishing!"
"To have achieved what I have now is largely thanks to the care of the two Seniors." Fang Ming raised his hand to express his gratitude.
If it weren't for them continuously refining the origin of the Boundary Sea Great Chiliocosm remnant worlds, Heaven knows how long it would have taken Fang Ming on his own.
On this path, with the help of experts, it was naturally a rapid ascent!
"Don't mention that." The tall and heroic-looking Without End Immortal King waved his hand and said, "In the current situation, any cultivator in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would be happy to see the young friend grow."
"To have reached this point in a mere thousand years can no longer be described as merely astonishing." Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King spoke, appearing somewhat lost in thought.
Recalling the past, at this age, he had only just become a Supreme, not even an Extreme Dao Supreme yet.
Looking at Fang Ming, he said, "Based on the current progress, I'm afraid you will be able to advance to the Immortal King realm after ten thousand years, right? And you will be an Immortal King so powerful that the All Heavens will tremble because of you!"
"If you can become an Immortal King, perhaps you can greatly alleviate the situation our realm is facing. It's possible that you might even be able to reverse the current situation in one fell swoop." He said, sighing.
Clearly, he did not hold much hope for the latter statement.
To rely solely on one Immortal King to reverse the current situation was undoubtedly too difficult.
The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were at an absolute disadvantage precisely because there was too great a disparity in high-end combat power and the number of Immortal Kings compared to the Other Realm.
The Other Realm had a large number of Immortal Kings entering the Boundary Sea, and could still simultaneously deal with the Immortal Domain and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, showing just how powerful the Other Realm's foundation of strength was.
For one powerful Immortal King to want to reverse the situation was too difficult!
"I will become an Immortal King as soon as possible." Fang Ming merely said this. He didn't make any guarantees, nor could he.
Even if he became an Immortal King and was invincible among Immortal Kings, it would still be difficult to flatten the Other Realm because the Other Realm had origin ancient artifacts, which were existences at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level.
If the peak of Immortals could still contend with Immortal Kings, then no matter how powerful an Immortal King was, they would not have the possibility of contending with a Quasi-Immortal Emperor and would be instantly killed!
In fact, he didn't know if Time was sufficient, if it was enough for him to become an Immortal King.
He could feel that between the Zhū Tiān Shìjiè Jìng (Realms of the Myriad Worlds), Middle Thousand Worlds, and Great Chiliocosms, there was a huge chasm.
This bottleneck was even greater than the transition from True Immortal to Immortal King, and even more difficult to cross.
This was the case for him, and also for other cultivators.
As if seeing his worry, Without End Immortal King spoke, "You don't need to worry too much. After internal discussions, the Immortal Domain has decided to take the initiative to attack the Other Realm. We still have Time."
"Can they be relied upon?" Fang Ming asked doubtfully.
"They cannot be relied upon." Without End Immortal King shook his head decisively. Then he said, "But the main fighters at present are Qi Yu and Pan King. We can still trust them to hold out for a period of Time."
"However, when the battle reaches a critical point, such as when the Immortal Kings who entered the Boundary Sea return, they will likely not be able to withstand the pressure from within the Immortal Domain, which is why I said they cannot be relied upon." He gave a helpless smile.
The Immortal Domain has several factions. The current result is entirely a compromise.
Believing that today's events will be transmitted back, there might even be unforeseen changes.
"I can only rely on ourselves." Fang Ming nodded.
Then his gaze flickered, surveying the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and he asked, "Why isn't the Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit present?"
"The Ancestor Sacrificial Spirit has entered the Boundary Sea and is confronting Kun Di. He won't be able to get away for a while." Without End Immortal King explained.
"With the Immortal Domain sending troops, our pressure has significantly decreased." Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King spoke sternly, "Young friend Xuan Ming, the most pressing matter for you is still cultivation. Don't get involved in other matters for now."
"I understand." Fang Ming nodded. Then he said, "I plan to enter the Boundary Sea directly and refine the countless remnant worlds within it to strengthen myself."
"You still shouldn't go in directly. We will help you retrieve the Boundary Sea remnant worlds." Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King shook his head and said, "While the Boundary Sea might not pose a danger to you and can even temper your physical form and primordial spirit, the Immortal Kings from the Other Realm are returning. It would be bad if you encountered them."
For experts like them, it was entirely possible to retrieve a large number of remnant worlds in one go, without much effort.
Fang Ming frowned and said, "Two Immortal Kings, breaking through to the Immortal King realm is different from before. The required amount of remnant world origin will skyrocket. I'm afraid it will greatly delay the two of you!"
From Middle Thousand World to Great Chiliocosm, this is a qualitative change, and the demand for the origin of remnant worlds will significantly increase.
"No matter. This is just a small effort for us. With the Immortal Domain sending troops, our pressure is greatly reduced. You don't need to worry." Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King said very calmly.
Hearing this, Fang Ming also stopped saying anything. Since this matter did not harm his interests and was beneficial to him, he had always respected others' opinions in such matters.